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Rajasthan High Court Takes Suo Motu Cognizance After Woman Denied Parole for Her Own Illness Dies in Jail

Introduction A Division Bench of the Rajasthan High Court, comprising the Acting Chief Justice Mr. Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Justice Sanjeet Purohit, has taken suo motu cognizance of a troubling…

Rajasthan High Court Takes Suo Motu Cognizance: Judges’ Bungalows, Geeta Bhawan, Schools and Temples Found Entered as Waqf Property in Jodhpur

4 Aug 20264 Aug 2026

Introduction Acting on a newspaper investigative report, the Rajasthan High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of what it has described as "grave and shocking irregularities" in the recording of…

Supreme Court Directs All High Courts to Extend Last Date for Civil Judge (Junior Division) Applications to April 30, 2026 While Hearing Review of 3-Year Practice Rule

The Supreme Court on Friday directed all High Courts to extend the last date for submission of applications for Civil Judge (Junior Division) posts up to April 30, 2026. Fresh…

Supreme Court Seeks States’ Responses on Model Rules for Private Coaching Institutes

In a suo motu case concerning the safety and regulation of private coaching centres, initiated after a tragic flooding incident in Delhi's Old Rajinder Nagar that claimed the lives of…

Supreme Court Permits Downgrade of GRAP-IV Restrictions in Delhi, Calls for Vigilance

On December 5, the Supreme Court allowed the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to reduce restrictions under the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) from Stage IV to Stage II,…